Adjustable drapery-supporting device



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ADJUSTABLE DRAPERY SUPPORTING DEVICE.

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April 30, 1929.

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burn-:n` STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST P. BESTE, OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO GOULD-MERSEREAU COMPANY, OF LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW" YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK. y,

ADJUSTABLE DRAPERY-SUPPORTING DEVICE.

Application filed October 19, 1926. Serial No. 142,615.

This invention relates generally to drapery supporting devices.

A general object of the invention is to provide a device for removably attaching a curtain or drapery to a supporting rod in a vertically adjustable relation thereto.

With this and other objects in view the invention includes ring members adapted to be received on a drapery supporting rod and having headed extensions. Co-acting members, providedv with recesses in which the vheaded extensions of the rings may be removably received, are adapted to be pinned or stitched tothe drapery member. Preferably the drapery-carried member is provided witha plurality of locking recesses arranged -1 in a vertical series or tier to thereby vprovide for vertical adjustment of the drapery member with relation to the supporting cord.

rEhe locking recesses preferably have a keyhole formation so ythat the-headed extensions of the rings can be readily inserted in the lower and enlarged portions of the openings and locked in the constricted upper portions. In another form of the invention the keyhole openings are provided with a lateral offset at the upper' ends to form a seat for receiving the lowermost side of the headedy extensions and obviating accidental removal of the ring extensions from the receivingl openings or slots. r

Another feature of the invention resides in thestructural formation of the recessed supporting members w'hichare'attached to the drapery in a vertical position.`4 The supporting members are supplied adjacent their margins with holes through which` thread may bepassed to stitch the members to the drapery. l also contemplate the use of laterally extending pins at the opposite ends of the members for attaching the supportingmembers to the drapery andat the same time maintaining the engaged. section of material in a boxplait formation. Laterally extendr ing attaching members may alsobe formed onr the ends of the supports for stitched attachment to the drapery at a plait'ed portion.

1 also provide for the kuse of laterally extending attaching members on the supporting members next adjacent to the lateraledges i of two-part draperies, the laterally extending membersV on the respective drapery sections being curved outwardly in opposite diadjust-ment thereof;

Fig. 2 is a supporting ring adapted to cooperate Vwith a curtain rod yand to have interlocking engagement with the device shown in Fig. 1; Y

' Fig. 3 is a View .in vertical section showing the .devices shown in Figs. 1. and'21in holding relation to a curtainfor drapery member;

Fig. Llis a View similar to Fig. 3 showing al modified form of the invention for supporting a pair of curtains;

Fig. 5fis a view' similar to Fig.'1 showing a modified form of supporting device for attachment to a drapery; i l

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale taken on the .line-G-- of Fig. 5;

Fig 7 is a` view in perspective showing the device illustrated in Fig. 5 applied to a curtain; I e 'f y Fig. 8 is a view similar` to F ig. 7 'showing another form of the invention;

Fig. 9 is a view in transverse section taken on the line 9-9 of Fig.` 8;

Fig. 10 is a plan v iew showing anadaptation of still another form of the invention;

Fig. 11 is a View in perspective and on an enlarged scale showing the embodiment of the invention 'illustrated in Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 isa perspectiveview of a detail of the invention shown in Figs. 1Q and 11.

l Referring tothe-drawings for a more detailed description of the invention, in Figs. 1 and 2 are shown the cooperative parts of a simple form of the invention' lwhich includes a ring member 10 which is-adapted to be received on `a curtain rod or bar 11 and is provided withan extended end 12 having an enlarged head portion 1 3. The extension 12 of the ring 10 in the-form shown in the -drawing vhas a tangential relation to the vmain body portion of the ringso that inoperation the extended portion occupies a downwardly inclined position brought about its 'engage- K* ment `witha keyhole opening 14 in alocking member 15 which is adapted to be attached to the upper portion ot a curtain or drapery member 16.

A feature of the invention resides in the provision oi a. plurality oi vertical seri-es of keyhole openings 14 in the locking strip 15. The provision oi' a multiplicity of locking openings 14 permits of the vertical adjustment of the curtain member 16 by the engagementV of the extension 12 of the ring 1() with any desired opening 14 in the strip 15. In the Jform of the invention Ishown in Fig. 1 two locking openings 14 are shown. In other forms ot the invention shown or illustrated three openings are used and it will be clear that any desired number ot such openings may be employed in order to provide the desired range of adjustability and to thereby position the upper extremity of the curtain 16 at the elevation desired.

In the simple form o1 the invention illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, the locking strip 15 is a simple elongated strip or' sheet material, such as sheet metal, Celluloid or other suitable material, provided with openings 17 through which stitching thread 18 may be passed in order to attach the strip to the curtain 16, as is clearly indicated in F iO. 3 of the drawing.V I also provide for attaching the strip 15 to the drapery material by passing stitching threads through lateral extensions 19 of the enlarged openings 2O formed in the base portions of the keyhole slot-s 14.

In Fig. 4 o1 the drawings there is illustrated a form oi the invention wherein provision is made for supporting two separate drapery members 16 or for supporting a curtain or drapery member together with a flounce on the upper end thereof, the purpose. of which is to cover or hide the curtain rod and attaching parts. In order to achieve this useful result, a supporting ring member 21 is provided which has two extension members 22 formed thereon for locking engagement with the supporting strips 15 which are attached to the curtain members 16. The ring extensions 22 extend in opposite directions on a tangent to the ring member 21, as is clearly indicated in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

In Fig. 5 oit the drawings there is illustrated a form of locking strip for attachment to a drapery or curtain member in which provision is made for the maintenance oit a box plait fold in the material of the drapery. In order to bring this about a locking strip 23 is employed to the upper and lower ends ol which are attached a. pair of pin members 24 which extend transversely of the length of the strip for engagement with the material oi' the curtain in the manner shown in Fig. 7 olE the drawings whereby the plait structure 25 is produced in the. material of a curtain 16.

A somewhat similar result is obtained by the Vstructure shown in Fig. 8 of the drawings wherein the locking strip 26 is provided with laterally extending anchoring members 27 at its upper and lower ends which are provided with openings 28 through which stitching threads 29 may be passed to permanently attach the members27 to the curtain 16, as will be seen. rJ'Che plait structure 30 is formed in the material of the curtain shown in Fig. 3 in a similar manner to that already described in connection with Fig. 7 Another Afeature of the invention resides `in the `formation or shape of the locking openings 31 shown in Figs. 5, 7 and 3 ot the drawings. It will be seen that the openings 31 have a lateral oti'set or extension 32 at their upper ends, the purpose of which is to provide a seat for the headed end of the ring extensions 12 or 22 which will serv-e to prevent or at least restrict accidental removal of the ring extension from the locking slot. It will be seen that the ofl'set opening 32 in the keyhole slot has the eil'ect of providing a shoulder 33 which prevents vertical movement ot the slotted member with relation to the ring and thereby provides the desired security against upward movement ot 'the slotted membersuch as would bring the enlarged lower portion 20 of the slots into position lor the headed ends 13 oi the ring members to be removed therethrough.

lAs has already been pointed out, the choice ot materials which may be employed tor the purpose cover a wide range and the invention contemplates the use of any material suitable for the purpose. An example of a suitable material is aluminum in thin sheet form. Aluminum, because oii its non-corrosive properties, is particularly suitable for the purpose. In order to reinforce the relatively thin and narrow strips of material which are employed tor attachment to the drapery members, I contemplate the formation o1 rib members 34 along the longitudinal edges oi' the vindividual strips 15, as is clearly indicated in Fig. 9 of the drawings.

Another feature o1I theinvention resides in a special construction provided :for the curtain supporting members used near the meeting edges oi two drapery or curtain sections. Referring to Figs. 10, 11 and 12 oi' the drawings, a locking strip 35 is employed for attachment to the curtain sections which has at its upper end a laterally extending guiding or directing member 36. The directing member 36 is bent at its outer portion out orp the general plane of the device, as is clearly indicated at 37 in Fig. 12 of the drawings.

Referring to Figs. 10 and 110i the drawings, it will be seen that the locking strips 35 are attached to the curtain or drapery members 38 at points so disposed with relation to the lateral edge 39 of the section that the laterally extending` directing portion 36 of the device terminates at a point just short of the edge 39 of the drapery. It will also iso be seen that the lateral displacement of the end portion 37 of the directing member 36 produces a corresponding ldisplacement of the edge portion of the drapery 38 as at 40. Since both drapery sections are laterally displaced with relation to the general plane of the drapery section and to each other, the effect is that the edges of the respective drapery sections are moved into overlapping relation to each other in the closing movement of the curtains, as is clearly indicated in Figs. l() and l1 of the drawings, thereby completely closing the gap which normally exists between curtain sections of this general type. Y

The terms and expressions which I have employed are used as terms of description and not of limitation, and I have no intention, in the use of such terms and expressions, of excluding any mechanical equivalents of the features shown and described, or portions thereof, but recognizeV that various structural modifications are possible within the scope of the invention claimed'.

What I claim is:

1. In a drapery supporting device, a complete ring member adapted to be received on a supporting rod and having a head.ed'extension, and a rigid elongated lsupporting member adapted to be attached to a drapery member for heading the same, said supporting member being provided with an elongated slot in which to receive and lock the headed extension of the ring member.

2. In a drapery supporting device, a complete ring member adapted to be received on a supporting rod and having an outwardly projecting headed extension, and a rigid elongated supporting member adapted to be attached to a drapery member for heading the same, said supporting member being provided with a plurality of vertically spaced apart keyhole slots in which to adjustably receive and lock the headed extension oi the ring member.

3. In a drapery supporting device, a complete ring member adapted to be received on a supporting rod and having a tangentially projecting headed extension, and a rigid elongated supporting member adapted to be attached to a drapery member for heading the same, said supporting member being provided with a vertically elongated slot having an enlarged lowerportion and a restricted upper portion, the upper extremity of the slot having a lateral oiiset, said slotl being adapted to receive said headed extention on the ring member and to lock the same in said offset.

4. In a drapery supporting device, a circular supporting member adapted to be received on a horizontal curtain rod and hav# ing a headed extension, a strip of relatively rigid sheet material provided with a series of keyhole slots in which the headed eXtension of the supporting member may be adjustably received and locked, said strip being adapted to b e attached in a vertical position to the upperportion of a drapery member, and laterally extending members attached to the upper and lower extremities of the strip, said laterally extending members being formed for attachment to the drapery member and adapted to maintain a boX plait formation therein.

ERNEST I). BESTE. 

